Air Quality Alert for Weld, CO; Boulder, CO; Jefferson, CO +6 more

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Action Day for Multiple Pollutants. WHERE...Douglas, Jefferson, Denver, western Arapahoe, western Adams, Broomfield, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld Counties WHEN...400 PM Monday August 03 to 400 PM Tuesday August 04 IMPACTS...Action Day for Multiple Pollutants is now in effect for the Front Range Urban Corridor. Increasing wildfire smoke will result in fine particulate concentrations reaching the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category throughout the northern Front Range region. Additionally, ozone could reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups category during the afternoons and evenings. For Colorado air quality conditions, forecasts, and advisories, visit: https://www.colorado.gov/airquality/colorado_summary.aspx If possible, please help us reduce ozone pollution by limiting driving gas and diesel-powered vehicles until at least 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Colorado is also addressing ozone pollution through state policies. For more information about health impacts and how ozone pollution forms in Colorado, visit: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/ozone- pollution-and-your-health HEALTH INFORMATION...Increasing likelihood of respiratory symptoms in sensitive individuals, aggravation of heart or lung disease and premature mortality in people with cardiopulmonary disease and older adults. People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion.